Overview
- Appearing on ARD's Maischberger on Wednesday, Christian Lindner questioned Chancellor Friedrich Merz's leadership on social and fiscal policy.
- He said younger people will shoulder today's public debt and pay higher pension contributions, calling the approach unbalanced across generations.
- Lindner added that he expects compulsory service could be reintroduced in coming years, further increasing obligations for the young.
- He stated his 25-year political career is over and that he will not seek office, accepting responsibility for the FDP's poor election result.
- Lindner has joined Autoland AG as deputy chairman, while the FDP reorients under new leader Christian Dürr after winning 3.5% and polling near 3%.